Orthopedic Coding Alert

Documentation is Key to Reimbursement with New Medicare Consultation Update

Documentation—by both the primary and specialist physician—is the key to get specialty services paid as a consultation. Medicare’s revision in the Carrier’s Manual (MCM) Transmittal No. 1644 did, however, resolve lingering issues from a previous revision about when a transfer of care occurs. "HCFA is responding to the confusion in the coding and clinical community, but only to a point. [...]
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